***NCAA Tournament Thread***

[HenryMuto]

Miami can't have these turnovers

 

[HenryMuto]

Miami getting crushed

 

[cornbreadnmilk]

Miami was a fraud.

 

[UKWildcats1987]

Miami was a fraud.

Won 1 more game than I figured. UT is gonna beat Virginia as well.

 

[Zuma75]

We all know the Vols are very capable of blowing a big lead

 

[OldScratchBlues]

Miami Ohio gettin wrecked. Ooof

 

[NociHTTP]

Miami finding out what real basketball is, lol. It's in their heads. Making bone-headed after bone-headed play.

 

[megablue]

Elmer is having a nightmare !!

 

[Zuma75]

Yeah Miami ain't coming back in this one

 

[mcwildcats04]

Miami was a fraud.

Knew SMU would be a better match-up. They were supposed to have one of their best players back for this game.

 

[megablue]

Honestly, Miami is really looking like a mid-major club today !!

 

[mdluk1]

Do they put a microphone in the ut band section? I always see other teams bands but can barely hear them. You can always hear that damn rocky top playing.

 

[Monday Nitro]

There's always exactly one game going on in the 1st round that it close. Just turned it to TNT.

 

[loublue22_rivals308424]

Acaden Lewis really cant shoot

 

[BBNinSCar]

Utah St has a couple of really nice players

 

[FatCatMan]

There’s a reason Miami (OH)’s coach got let go by Xavier.

 

[loublue22_rivals308424]

Utah St coach gonna get a job

 

[Kingslayer07]

Utah St offensive movement is fun to watch...wish we had that.

 

[true-blue1]

Nova just folding.

 

[HenryMuto]

There has never been back to back tournaments where the 1-4 seeds won all 16 games....it looks like that is about to happen.

This is where portal and NIL have robbed us of the big upsets. No more #15, #14 or #13 seed wins at the rate we used to see.

 

[FatCatMan]

So could Villanova not do better than Kevin Willard? Honestly I would’ve went with an up-and-comer coach over that guy.

 

[bbnkat02]

Honestly, Miami is really looking like a mid-major club today !!

Finally had to play a real basketball team.

 

[BMR1987]

Utah St has a couple of really nice players

Calhoun is a coach I've been keeping an eye on all year. Intense and serious guy. He'll be hired at a P5 school in the next week or two.

 

[bbnkat02]

There has never been back to back tournaments where the 1-4 seeds won all 16 games....it looks like that is about to happen.

This is where portal and NIL have robbed us of the big upsets. No more #15, #14 or #13 seed wins at the rate we used to see.

1-4 isnt supposed to go down easy. High Point literally just knocked of Whisky yesterday. There are less than 150000 perfect brackets left.

 

[bbnkat02]

So could Villanova not do better than Kevin Willard? Honestly I would’ve went with an up-and-comer coach over that guy.

I wavered and went with Nova. Paying he price again. SMDH.

 

[Kingslayer07]

There has never been back to back tournaments where the 1-4 seeds won all 16 games....it looks like that is about to happen.

This is where portal and NIL have robbed us of the big upsets. No more #15, #14 or #13 seed wins at the rate we used to see.

Siena almost beat Duke, and probably should have.. plenty of upsets so far. This tournament is still awesome and so much fun.
High Point won, VCU coming back down 19 was insane!! 1-4 seeds aren't supposed to lose right away.

 

[FatCatMan]

I wavered and went with Nova. Paying he price again. SMDH.

Couldn’t happen to a better guy. What he did last year to Maryland was dirty.

 

[loublue22_rivals308424]

devin askew has exhausted his eligibility

 

[bbnkat02]

devin askew has exhausted his eligibility

Are we sure? Dude's been in college ball for SEVEN FREAKING YEARS

 

[The_Answer1313_rivals]

I mean i think it calls into question just how often in people's opinion SHOULD a 15,14 and 13 win?

I would say something to the effect of less than 10%

 

[Jp1542]

Did Coach Pettway play in SEC. I remember that name somewhere

He played for Alabama around 2003 and 2004.

 

[LexingtonThoroughblade]

Miami was a fraud.

I think this is a disingenuous argument. Yes, Miami didn't have a strong SOS but they beat everyone on that schedule. They tried to schedule lots of power teams and those teams refused to play them. I think most people knew they weren't going to beat Tennessee but they won a game in the tournament, showing they deserved to be in the field.

 

[Monday Nitro]

Who's the girl ? Did Kenny refuse to work with Charles after UNC lost ?

 

[HenryMuto]

I mean i think it calls into question just how often in people's opinion SHOULD a 15,14 and 13 win?

I would say something to the effect of less than 10%

a 13 beats a 4 at 20% clip alone so far (33-127)
a 14 beats a 3 at a 14% clip alone so far (23-137)
a 15 beats a 2 at a 7% clip so far (11-149)

Last year plus this year ? 28-0 they are so far

Quite a huge difference

Let me repeat it has never happened in the history of the tournament since it expanded in 1985 and it is about to happen.

 

[The_Answer1313_rivals]

a 13 beats a 4 at 20% clip alone so far (33-127)
a 14 beats a 3 at a 14% clip alone so far (23-137)
a 15 beats a 2 at a 7% clip so far (11-149)

Last year plus this year ? 28-0 they are so far

Quite a huge difference

Let me repeat it has never happened in the history of the tournament since it expanded in 1985 and it is about to happen.

But this is such a small sample tho.
Surely there’s other two year period where similar has happened given those % overall.

 

[The_Answer1313_rivals]

And this is unpopular maybe since the appeal tends to be Cinderella and upsets but these teams rarely do well next round.

more upsets lead to more blowouts IMo in later rounds and I’m not sure I really want that.
I’d LOVE a second round with just 1 vs 8 4/5 etc. that would be 16 awesome games

 

[Gobigblue812812]

St John's vs UNI ready to tip off.

 

[Gobigblue812812]

St John's off to a great start up 10-0.

 

[HenryMuto]

There have only been 5 tournaments in the last 40 years (1994, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2017) where no team seeded 13 or worse won a game.

That was before last year so we are going to have back to back years for the first time ever where all 1-4 seeds advance.

 

[HenryMuto]

St John's up 20-3 ............